Jurie Smith 36 connections

I am the General Manager at PM Academy (Project Management Academy). PM Academy has a wealth of experience and we specialise in PRINCE2® and PMBOK® project management training, consulting and placements. We have successfully delivered training and client projects in South Africa and Africa.

I am an experienced business executive with over 24 years experience in the Information Technology, Consulting, Government, Financial, Construction and other sectors.

I have successfully delivered PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner training throughout South Africa and Africa.

I have a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and is one of the few certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), certified PRINCE2 and Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) practitioners in the world. I am a Project Management Assessor registered with the Services SETA, an Executive on the Steering Committee of the Project Management Standards Generating Body (PMSGB) and has held various Executive positions at Project Management South Africa (PMSA). My career spans various executive positions at prestigious companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Business Connexion.

I Have practical experience include: Conducting Project Management Maturity assessments, Project Manager Certification, Implementing Strategic Project Offices and Project Support Offices, Implementing and tailoring PMBOK and PRINCE2, and Delivery of projects and programmes ranging from R 1 million to projects in excess of R 100 million.

I am active on the lecture circuit and has delivered project management and business training at ESI, University of the Witwatersrand, Pretoria University and Damelin. The courses range from project management basics; implementing project management offices, aligning projects with organisational strategy to business management related courses.

I have also presented numerous project management related papers at various conferences.